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Research Article

Autosomal recessive posterior column ataxia with retinitis pigmentosa caused by novel mutations in the FLVCR1 gene

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Pages 43-49 | Received 26 Nov 2013, Accepted 12 Mar 2014, Published online: 16 May 2014

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